Greece vs Finland Prediction and Betting Preview, 18 Nov 2019

Here's our Greece vs Finland Prediction analysis: Greece vs Finland Prediction and Preview for Monday's Euro 2020 group qualifier. The race for top-spot in Group J of the Euros qualifiers is already a foregone conclusion, with Italy racing to the summit with 27 points having won every single one of their matches so far. Only one other team have achieved similar feat this campaign, with the Belgian national team also on a nine-game winning streak in this competition.

Match status: Euro 2020 Qualification - Group J
Kick-off: Monday 18 Nov 2019, 08:45pm CET
 Venue: Spiros Louis (Athens)

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With Italy running riot, Finland and Greece have been forced to battle it out for a second-place finish. Finland are well on course to gain automatic qualification from the group having garnered 18 points so far, seven ahead of their opponents Greece in third place.

Losing this seven-point advantage will be a huge kick in the teeth for the Eagle-owls, and they cannot afford any slip up in this match. A win or draw will be a perfect result for the visitors.

Greece v Finland Team News

Greece have been on a disgraceful six match winless run before finally bringing that poor run of form to a halt last time out with a win against Bosnia-Herzegovina. They were largely unconvincing in this tie, having to rely on a late own goal from Adnan Kovacevic for the three points, even in front of the home crowd.

In truth, it is already far too late for this Greek team to consider themselves to be in the running for a second-place finish, given they are well off the pace. Seven points is no joke and it will be almost impossible to close in on the gap.

With just two wins from their previous eight games, John van’t Schip’s men may well have confirmed their exit from the tournament.
Finland, on the other hand, have been really phenomenal this season with 18 points amassed from nine games. In another group, they could easily have been topping the standings with that number of points.

Having been on a two-match losing streak, the Finland national team got back to winning ways in their previous home game against Armenia, slotting three unanswered goals past the opposition goalkeeper. Also, in their last four outings, two of them have ended in victories.

Even with home advantage under the belt, Greece are not considered favorites heading into this game, which is a pretty bizarre situation.
When it comes to h2h encounters, they have won only one from four games on this ground. However, in their last encounter on Greek soil, John van’t Schip’s men got the better of this Finnish squad.

It is worth noting that the hosts have found the back of the net at least once in each of their previous three clashes here. Considering that the home side have found it easy scoring against this foe, having scored at least one goal, in six of their last seven meetings on this ground, count on both teams to find the back of the net come tomorrow evening.

Head-to-Head Record: Greece v Finland

Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Finland 1-0 Greece

2018-19 Nations League - League C
Greece 1-0 Finland

2018-19 Nations League - League C
Finland 2-0 Greece

Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Greece 0-1 Finland

Pre-Match Odds:

Greece - 2.10
Draw - 3.34
Finland - 4.06

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.
All odds are for Greece vs Finland Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Greece vs Finland Predictions

When it comes to h2h encounters, the home side have the upper hand. However, considering they have been enduring a faltering campaign so far, the Finnish team have to be considered favorites here.

Both teams are expected to get on the score-sheet with the visitors securing the three points at the end of ninety minutes.